Where does “ultimatum” come from?
ultimatum (Cebuano) comes from English ultimatum, from Latin ultimatus, from Latin ultimus, from Proto-Italic *oltm̥mos.
ultimatum (Cebuano): an ultimatum
Ancestry of “ultimatum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ultimatum | A final statement of terms or conditions made by... |
| 2 | Latin | ultimatus | done, finished |
| 3 | Latin | ultimus | last, final; furthest, farthest |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *oltm̥mos | — |